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(43) Date of publication: 11.02.2015 Bulletin 2015/07 (21) Application number: 13717709.3 (22) Date of filing: 05.04.2013

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  C23C 2/06(2006.01) C22C 38/02(2006.01) C22C 38/06(2006.01) C22C 38/38(2006.01) C22C 38/00(2006.01) C22C 38/04(2006.01) C22C 38/28(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/EP2013/001015 (87) International publication number: WO 2013/149732 (10.10.2013 Gazette 2013/41)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR Designated Extension States: BA ME (30) Priority: 05.04.2012 EP 12002492 (71) Applicant: Tata Steel IJmuiden BV NL-1951 JZ VELSEN-NOORD (NL)	(72) Inventors: JANSEN, Egbert 1970 CA Ijmuiden (NL) SPAN, Edward Anton Frederik 1970 CA Ijmuiden (NL) MOSTERT, Richard 1970 CA Ijmuiden (NL) KOP, Theo Arnold 1970 CA Ijmuiden (NL) (74) Representative: Kruit, Jan  Tata Steel Nederland Technology BV Group Intellectual Property Services - 3G37 P.O. Box 10000 1970 CA Ijmuiden 1970 CA Ijmuiden (NL)